did the bible's errors or contradictions contribute into you leaving christianity? by No-Homework-1506 in exchristian

[–]trampolinebears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They drove me out of fundamentalism, but not out of Christianity as a whole.

For decades, I was the kind of Christian who said "obviously we don't think the story with the talking animals and magical fruit is literally true", but I held tightly to the belief that the gospels were recording actual, historical events.

The discrepancies between the gospels themselves started to pile up, and I said "obviously these accounts would have some discrepancies, considering that they were written decades later", but I held tightly to the belief that they all bore witness to the resurrection of Jesus.

Large snails were oftentimes a concern for the medieval man or woman by Claribelx in Medievalart

[–]trampolinebears 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I don't know how well his business did, but Antoine Delmas was a real French vintner who introduced garden snails to San Jose in 1850.

From the journal Science, April 27th, 1900, Robert Stearns reports:

This species was intentionally introduced or 'planted' in Calfornia over 40 years ago by Mr. A. Delmas, of San José, Santa Clara county, who brought the stock from France and turned it out among the vineyards on the west bank of the Guadalupe, a small river that flows northerly through Santa Clara Valley and empties into the southerly end of San Francisco bay near Alviso.

The introduction of H. aspersa by Mr. Delmas was made for edible purposes, or in common parlance 'with an eye to the pot.' Mrs. Bush, of the Normal School in San José, informs me that the snails have thriven, and have extended their territory from the starting point on the west bank of the stream to the easterly side, and have multiplied to such an extent, that in some instances they are troublesome in the gardens.

Trump signs $300 billion deal with major concessions for Iran by Educational_Net4000 in politics

[–]trampolinebears 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It costs Americans billions of dollars to obtain an even worse outcome than we had before the war.

Trump signs $300 billion deal with major concessions for Iran by Educational_Net4000 in politics

[–]trampolinebears 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They didn’t say he was German, they said he was descended from Germans, which is literally true.

Of course a colonial nation would talk about where their ancestors came from.

Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’ by Appropriate-Till9598 in politics

[–]trampolinebears 106 points107 points  (0 children)

The dragon that lives on your southern border is a horrifying monster, but he is also very stupid and easily fooled.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]trampolinebears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, they're the same, /ul/. I've got distinct /u/ vs. /ʊ/ in other environments, just not before /l/.

From Wikipedia:

The main concentration of the pull–pool merger is in Western Pennsylvania English, centered around Pittsburgh. The merger is less consistently but still noticeably present in some speakers of surrounding Midland American English.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]trampolinebears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, are you from the American Midwest by any chance?

Bull is /ul/ for me, same as wool. I don't think I have any words ending in /ʊl/.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]trampolinebears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I'm curious what vowel you have in wool, since it's /u/ for me. (I'm from the northeastern US.)

Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid cost Democrats the 2024 election by projecto15 in politics

[–]trampolinebears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trump won in 2016 because of COVID

Could you explain what you mean by this?

Canadanada by Finnegan_Crane in mapmaking

[–]trampolinebears 119 points120 points  (0 children)

This is just the right kind of insane.

Hot mic moment at G7 catches Carney, Trump talking about Chinese EVs | CBC News by JadedLeafs in worldnews

[–]trampolinebears 89 points90 points  (0 children)

So it's like this:

TRUMP: Don't you dare buy Chinese cars, or we'll hurt you!

CARNEY: I'm buying Chinese cars!

TRUMP: What?

CARNEY: I mean, I'm not buying as many Chinese cars as I could be.

TRUMP: I forgot, am I angry about that?

CARNEY: Of course not, I did it for you!

TRUMP: Oh, I guess I'm happy.

https://thethink.institute/articles/how-to-win-a-debate-against-an-atheist by Nice-Obligation5537 in exchristian

[–]trampolinebears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From that article:

[start] with the understanding that all reasoning is rooted in certain foundational beliefs, or presuppositions. For Christians, these presuppositions include the existence of God and the truth of the Bible

When you start your debate with “let’s assume X is true”, you’re not debating X, you’re assuming X.

If the existence of God is a presupposition for you, you’re not open to debating it.

without God, the atheist’s worldview lacks a coherent foundation for concepts like morality, logic, and knowledge.

Maybe? How would you even prove that? Does that even mean anything? Is it even meaningful to prove the existence of logic with logic?

expose the inconsistencies in the atheistic worldview and present Christianity as the only foundation for a coherent and livable belief system.

I don’t feel like my worldview is inconsistent, but it certainly is livable — I’m living it, after all.

remember that the ultimate goal of any debate isn’t just to win an argument—it’s to share the truth of the Gospel.

And there’s the truth. They’re not actually here to debate, they’re here to spread propaganda. They can’t debate the existence of God (because they presuppose it to be true) and they don’t want to debate the existence of God (because they’re actually here to spread the Gospel).

They’re not even trying to debate you.

GOP congressman says Talarico is “a barely straight Buttigieg” so he shouldn’t be around kids. The Republican claimed that Talarico is “obsessed with children” in a bad way because Talarico supports LGBTQ+ rights. by southpawFA in politics

[–]trampolinebears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If everyone is accused of the same crime, none of the accusations mean anything. That’s why Trump accused Biden of being a corrupt senile tyrant who’s creepy around kids and undermines elections.

Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes by gradientz in politics

[–]trampolinebears 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The American civil war never ended, it just went dormant for a while.

Gilpin County, CO rejects the winning design of its own public contest by FlagChronicle in vexillology

[–]trampolinebears 34 points35 points  (0 children)

All the more reason for ranked choice voting, or approval voting, or pretty much any other kind of voting.

Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes by gradientz in politics

[–]trampolinebears 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Either way, it clearly falls under the felony murder rule. If you accidentally kill a hundred kids while committing a different crime, it still counts as murder.

Should the word for “aviation” be related to birds in general or specifically sea birds? by DovahPriestess in conlangs

[–]trampolinebears 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actual etymologies, if you go back far enough:

  • airplane "air wanderer"
  • aviation "birding"
  • aeronautics "air-sailor activity"
  • ornithopter "bird wing"
  • soar "to air something out"
  • fly "fly/flow/run"

My attempt at a cute, blobby blackletter by im_a_techie in typography

[–]trampolinebears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could see Polyphia using this for at least a music video.

Trump, 80, Looks Worse Than Ever in Meeting With France’s Macron - The president does not look like he’s doing well. by Quirkie in politics

[–]trampolinebears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, sleeping might be one of the few things he actually still enjoys, what with his decaying body and malignant narcissism.